Americas

As uprisings happen in China and Iran, it’s no accident the United States hasn’t been involved.

Europeans consider vast U.S. subsidies for cars, clean energy, and semiconductors a danger to their economies.

A new history ties the genre to U.S. atrocities—not always convincingly.

Gulf states have embraced the soft power of Latin American soccer in their campaign for global influence.

Robert Malley on the stalled nuclear deal and Washington’s plan to help Iran’s protesters.

Republicans in Congress can help sharpen the Biden administration’s cautious internationalism and work to restore decisive U.S. global leadership.

Off the playing field, Iran’s protests and ongoing uranium enrichment have heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Relying on Hollywood clichés, “Argentina, 1985” offers a pat, sentimentalized view of history.

How Thanksgiving became the consumption holiday that we know and love.

Twitter’s destruction would be a geopolitical catastrophe not only for the United States but also for the democratic world.

Lula’s reelection in Brazil does not prove that Latin America is turning left again.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin capped a week of marathon diplomacy with China to tamp down escalation fears.

Lawmakers flock to security conference to allay doubts over long-term Ukraine commitment.

It would free them to embrace better policies toward Cuba.

A new book argues that the Pentagon drives carbon emissions worldwide but ignores inconvenient realities.

Musk’s conflicts of interest make him too dangerous to run the global public sphere.

At COP27, Lula paints his foreign-policy aspirations green.

If the JCPOA really is dead, the United States will soon have to choose from a range of bad options.

Why it’s still too soon for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Resource-rich Chile stands to profit off the energy transition—if its leftist president signs a deal despised by his base.

Both Gustavo Petro and Joe Biden misunderstand how supply and demand work. A more radical approach is needed to reduce drug-related crime.

Here are five takeaways from the Nuclear Posture Review.

The West will only restore its stability when civil servants are again devoted to the public rather than themselves.

Sam Bankman-Fried sold himself as a savior—but was sitting on a hollow company.

How Mia Mottley’s climate finance plan went from symbol of moral outrage to serious possibility at the IMF.

A Republican-led House could mean a more hawkish stance on China and less aid for Ukraine—or more of the same.

As Trumpism deflates, internationalist Republicans will press the Biden administration on China, defense, and trade.

House Republicans are already planning a batch of investigations.

With Lula’s victory in Brazil, the Western Hemisphere is now dominated by left-of-center governments.

Washington can no longer afford its self-defeating “with us or against us” attitude.

After disastrous midterms, Republicans will likely be consumed with infighting.

The first step is calling it what it is.

Gustavo Petro wants to solve 70-odd years of conflict in his four-year term. Here are the obstacles he’ll face.

Washington has the money for Latin America's energy transition—if it weren’t for the bureaucratic fine print.

Republicans may disagree on policy, but their principles will help the United States navigate a fragmenting world.

Ahead of tomorrow’s polls, foreign policy looms large in a Virginia district seen as a bellwether for national trends.

A new book investigates the death of veteran Mexican crime reporter Regina Martínez Pérez—with a surprising conclusion.

What Kyiv, Moscow, Tehran, and Riyadh can expect if Republicans take control of the U.S. Congress.

What his victory means for Brazil’s economy and climate policy.

Beijing-linked cyberactors seek to sow divisions, discourage Americans from voting, and discredit the election process.

The institutions designed to secure global order clearly aren't up to the task. What will take their place?

Foreign leaders have rallied around Lula after his win. How will he navigate a changed world?

The midterms may cost him Congress, but they’ll also ignite a new round of Republican infighting.

Washington has a bold plan to restrict Beijing’s semiconductor imports. The world needs to talk about it.

In the era of great-power competition, America’s Frontier Fund aims to harness venture capital to advance U.S. strategic interests.

The Biden administration’s policies on sanctions and asylum-seekers are making the country's humanitarian situation worse.

Removing firms like Huawei from the supply chain is tough.

The strategic implications of the 20th Party Congress cut in two different directions.

The United States must break the habit of disastrous intervention.

Divided government could be just what is needed to unite Americans around the administration’s China policies.

The Cold War-era standoff is more relevant than ever.

The Petro administration plans to pour money into rural communities to stop the drug trade at its source.

Sunday’s election in Brazil will be a test for more than Jair Bolsonaro’s integrity.

Slower Chinese growth and heightened tensions with Washington will echo in the region.

The U.S. left has yet to understand that Ukraine needs to fight—for all of us.

The Pentagon tries to one-up China’s “Sputnik moment.”

The broken system hurts immigrants—and makes it harder for the United States to compete.

Undecided and apathetic voters could determine the Lula-Bolsonaro showdown—if they turn out.

A second term for Gov. Ron DeSantis could impact everything from immigration to global climate efforts.

A space for subscribers to submit questions to FP’s Catherine Osborn on the Brazilian elections.

The corruption scandal has left a lingering legacy of distrust and unreadiness.

The United States announced a slew of indictments of Chinese espionage.

White supremacist terrorists have taken a page from the Islamic State’s playbook—discarding concerns about image and embracing shocking displays of public violence.

Foreign policy is haunted by catastrophic predictions that rarely come true.

The long-awaited document leaves more questions than answers about the White House’s approach to global crises.

The latest U.S. immigration plans would dramatically reduce Venezuelans’ ability to seek protection.

Without a credible and locally owned political road map, another intervention will do little to strengthen Haiti.

Foreign agriculture laborers deserve far more attention from Washington’s national security establishment.

Washington’s institutions are faring far worse than those of its peers.

Former CIA analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor on the hard-liners who have increasing sway over Moscow’s choices.

The new U.S. National Security Strategy is a guide to protecting a liberal world under chronic threat.

Ramping up production may be harder than it sounds in the “lithium triangle.”

A renewed focus on great-power rivalry ratifies a sea change in U.S. thinking.

The standoff 60 years ago has newfound relevance as Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to deploy nukes in Ukraine.

A small but vocal minority of pro-Trump Republicans are openly questioning U.S. support for Ukraine.

The country’s unelected leader has approved a call for a foreign military intervention. Such incursions have a fraught history.

We’re still living in the world he created. It may soon cost us.

Not all adversaries are created equal, Team Biden says.

Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and midterm candidates are peddling Russian propaganda on Ukraine.

Check Russia, fend off China, boost the middle class—the paper has everything, including some tensions.

The U.S. president has committed to rapid decoupling, whatever the consequences.

Once-dominant Washington is now beholden to the whims of its smaller neighbors.

Fungi could be the secret ingredient to the island’s food sovereignty.

Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Ukrainian territories raises the risk of nuclear confrontation, but it’s unclear whether Washington’s rhetoric will stop him.

Even well-meaning leaders can make disastrous policy decisions.

Sunday’s election cemented the far-right president’s dominance of a formerly moderate camp.

And why it has more to do with dogecoin than China.

A deeply corrupt South American country has entered the White House’s sights.

They don’t just want a diplomatic deal; they want a reckoning with a history of abuse.

After fueling Bolsonaro’s rise, some are flocking to Lula’s camp with earthly—and heavenly—concerns.

Asia will remain central to U.S. supply chains, but the right policies could accelerate the shift from China to friendlier countries.

A young woman once hailed as the future of the Republican Party embraces Trumpism to stay that way.

Russia’s war has exposed Washington’s reluctance to provide advanced arms as a dangerous misconception.

Victory in Ukraine could easily mean hubris in Washington.

The West can only counter Putin’s nuclear threats with ruinous threats of its own.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion decision has changed the race, but foreign policy is on the ballot, too.

NGOs are essential to Venezuelan society. A new law may lead to their collapse.

The organization has been criticized aplenty this week. Its missions in Colombia, Honduras, and Venezuela could be a silver lining.

For China, the Brazilian president is an ally against the West.

With no end in sight, nationalism is trumping economic wisdom as global recession looms.

Argentina’s vice president survived an assassination attempt. Will she make it out of court?

Many of his domestic policy priorities align with the global campaign.

A meticulous and groundbreaking book on immigration chronicles the history of upward mobility in the United States—but falls short as an argument against a more selective policy.

Green technologies depend on the supply of a few key resources.

It won’t be easy for the country to refurbish its green reputation.

Volker Türk lacks the temperament to be the United Nations human rights chief.

What U.S. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield wants from the 77th U.N. General Assembly.

Four possible futures for the trans-Atlantic alliance.

It’s back to the drawing board for the country—and President Gabriel Boric.

Framing geopolitics in terms of democracy and autocracy won’t necessarily help bring peace.

The former U.S. president took control of a party that had already destroyed itself, several new books contend, and his malign influence will long survive him.

Whatever happens in Sunday’s referendum, the constitutional debate is far from over.

Six months into Russia’s war, seven thinkers outline its impact on foreign policy.

The genre is the product of migration, rebirth, and the struggle to be heard.

International funding for refugees falls short despite a new spike in Venezuelans fleeing their country.

All too often, migrants return to find their living conditions worse than when they left.

Lula’s Workers’ Party has never won the governorship of Brazil’s wealthiest and most populous state. This could be its year.

A free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom looks unlikely, but they should find common ground in a progressive alliance.

Tossed and rewritten after Russia invaded Ukraine, the document still hasn’t been released.

Two recent books chronicle how the United States turned its back on Afghanistan and pitched the country into chaos.

Fed chief Jerome Powell wants the world to understand his present decisions are guided by past traumas.

The push to bolster domestic semiconductor production comes as the United States lags behind Asia and China squeezes Taiwan.

Former Maduro allies in Colombia and Brazil have recently rebuked him.

The case for U.S. restraint in Ukraine, Taiwan, and beyond.

The world already failed to regulate AI. Let’s not repeat that epic mistake.

A “game-changing” bill hits an impasse over programs in Haiti and Libya.

Former Grenadian Environment Minister Simon Stiell is expected to push for reparations.

As blame games swirl in Washington, will anyone be held to account?

The United States thought Afghans would fight and Ukrainians would fold. Reality is forcing a reassessment.

The White House’s crowning domestic policy achievement can’t reach its full potential without engaging the world.

Why Washington should focus on recruiting the best talent from around the world.

Argentines remain enmeshed in a populist policy trap as inflation soars past a whopping 70 percent.

By raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve strengthened the U.S. currency—and revealed its centrality to global order.

As the president’s threats to disregard October’s election results intensify, those who could tip the political scale are speaking up.

Michael Mandelbaum has written a masterful interpretation of the twists and turns of U.S. foreign policy.

A new history of modern art flips the script by focusing on dealers, collectors, and curators.

A new era of tensions will focus minds and break logjams, as Cold War history shows.

The top U.S. negotiator is making a last-ditch trip to Vienna.

As Biden’s Saudi visit showed, state-to-state shaming isn’t the only way to shift the calculus of authoritarian rulers who abuse their citizens.

The controversy over Nancy Pelosi’s proposed trip highlights the contradictions of U.S. policy toward the island.

Alleged assaults by musicians have sparked a larger conversation on gender violence in the country.

With top officials beset by U.S. sanctions, the country’s IMF negotiations are bound to get complicated.

Another failed bill further weakens the country’s global position.

Rather than antagonizing political opponents and geopolitical rivals, the U.S. government should entrust infrastructure development to the World Bank—and fund it generously.

Immigration is the United States’ secret sauce—including in its competition with China.

The president’s trip to Saudi Arabia and talk of regional security guarantees are a dramatic departure from his rhetoric during the 2020 race.

Washington says it wants to relocate supply chains to the Americas but has offered few concrete incentives to do so.

It is possible to protect nature and provide nutrition for all. Here’s what the U.S. needs to do to make it happen.

As the U.S. midterms near, Washington is plagued by groupthink and a lack of vision that prevents creative solutions to the problems of a new era.

The former Mexican president aimed to transform global imbalances. But he’ll be best remembered for his repressive regime at home.

Adam Tooze points out that while the economy is in rapid slowdown, this is no time to panic.

A year after mass demonstrations, the island continues to crack down on its most vulnerable communities.

But the country’s cycle of political change remains in flux ahead of a September referendum on the progressive charter.

In a country where one woman dies every two days from a botched abortion, the internet is sometimes the only option.

Both maximalist and minimalist strategies have utterly failed.

Julianne Smith on the military alliance’s new strategic concept, Finland’s and Sweden’s accession, and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Both Israel and Saudi Arabia want a stronger deterrence stance on Iran.

Preventing growing Chinese influence in the Middle East is more important than making Riyadh a pariah.

The decision is part of a broader trend of domestic dysfunction that undermines U.S. President Joe Biden’s democracy agenda.

A deep dive into this very American food.

The United States can no longer afford to buy geopolitical allies with market access.

Here’s how Washington can fight back.

To avoid disaster, the United States must relearn crucial Cold War lessons.

Public pressure for fuel price relief could echo across the region.

Global anti-abortion activists have waved off criticism by pointing to their support for LGBTQ rights. But U.S. conservatives may be too extreme for that tactic.

The alliance is one of the best bargains in geopolitics.

On both sides of the Pacific, women are fighting for their rights.

The future will not be pretty for the United States if it cannot rediscover some of the idealism that marked its long rise.

James Kirchick chronicles how the persecution of gay men in Washington tragically altered 20th-century foreign policy.

Pedro Castillo promised leftist reform. His incompetency has left his country’s democracy on its last legs.

Almost 50 years ago, the United States liberalized abortion laws, and the world followed suit. Today, it joins Iran, North Korea, and Russia in rolling back reproductive rights.

Biden must make it clear to Saudi leaders that continued ballistic missile cooperation with China will jeopardize U.S. missile defense assistance.

If his presidency goes according to plan, the country could become the world’s biggest crude exporter to halt new exploration.

He campaigned on “Hugs, Not Bullets.” Now, he’s militarized the country.

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was a rare—and messy—bipartisan success.

Matthew Duss, a foreign-policy advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, appraises the Biden administration’s foreign policy.

A lack of rules has created fraudulent, bubble-driven markets.

Decades of ignoring the menaces posed by Russia and China has led the West to a precipice.

CPAC Brasil is evidence that Bolsonaro’s brand of conservatism is becoming more mainstream elsewhere in South America.

Targeted awards can free up money where its most needed.

This is the first time since World War II that there may be no cooperative way out.

Naval power projection is a long way out for Beijing still.

A new nuclear era demands strategy, not just arms control.

Talk of security guarantees for the UAE and a thaw in Washington-Riyadh relations could enhance—or weaken—U.S. standing in the region.

Focusing on military budgets alone hurts the alliance’s relevance.

The controversial Summit of the Americas yields some progress on health and migration cooperation.

China has gained military and diplomatic footholds in Cambodia and the Solomon Islands.

How two decades of misjudgments by Washington helped lead Tehran to the nuclear brink.

The administration wants to support human rights, but it doesn’t have the courage of its convictions.

“If that’s our attitude, we’re never going to win a war again, ever,” said one U.S. source familiar with the debate.

The right to say anything has been a challenge to every democracy that has ever existed.

An anti-establishment candidate’s late surge in the country’s presidential race has transformed the election.

It’s all about isolationists vs. internationalists.

Looser migration restrictions would benefit both rich and poor countries.

Paul Kennedy made his name bemoaning America’s decline. Now, he highlights a way to reverse it.

The lifelong outsider has built a campaign team of political insiders in an attempt to win the Colombian presidency.

A botched disinformation board shouldn’t be the end of efforts to educate the public.

The June Summit of the Americas is an opportunity to unveil a more ambitious regional economic strategy.

Election front-runner Gustavo Petro is a former left-wing guerrilla.

As in Afghanistan, Trump’s decisions to withdraw have only emboldened terrorists.